+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of North Alabama rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.6k → $12.1k).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama. 5,468 undergraduate students. 86 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of North Alabama
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of North Alabama fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.0% → 0.0%).
+10%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of North Alabama rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($20.2k → $22.3k).
+25%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of North Alabama rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 (28.3% → 35.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,415+19% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$38,295
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry54.0%+81% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$15,781+348% · '97→'20
At program completion5,468+17% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS77.8%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.5%+4% · '02→'24
latest cohort$11,990+346% · '00→'24
out-of-state $22,190SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.6%Median federal debt $15,781 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,415 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+81%
University of North Alabama · completion · 150% rose
30.3% → 54.9%
+306%
University of North Alabama · completion · 100% rose
8.7% → 35.5%
+17%
University of North Alabama · retention rose
68.0% → 79.7%
+346%
University of North Alabama · in-state tuition rose
$2,716 → $12,120
+343%
University of North Alabama · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,044 → $22,320
+348%
University of North Alabama · median debt rose
$4,924 → $22,077
-100%
University of North Alabama · cohort default rate fell
14.0% → 0.0%
+358%
University of North Alabama · pell share rose
5.3% → 24.3%
+25%
University of North Alabama · earnings_median_10yr rose
$36,200 → $45,415
+30%
University of North Alabama · earnings_median_8yr rose
$33,500 → $43,633
+33%
University of North Alabama · earnings_median_6yr rose
$28,800 → $38,295
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$92,469Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$83,165Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$78,078Chemistry.$76,484Finance and Financial Management Services.$64,564Accounting and Related Services.$61,438Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,367Marketing.$51,763Geography and Cartography.$50,714Biology, General.$50,640Management Information Systems and Services.$50,512Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$48,459Criminal Justice and Corrections.$48,367Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.$48,108Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other.$47,311Business Administration, Management and Operations.$46,213Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.$43,086Social Work.$42,773English Language and Literature, General.$42,599Communication and Media Studies.$42,034History.$41,584Music.$39,095Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.$34,562
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
23 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of North Alabama graduates earn $X” — not “University of North Alabama makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of North Alabama caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.